Susan M BlakeDepartment of Prevention and Community Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USAAm J Prev Med 36:225-34. 2009

..Unintended pregnancy is associated with risk behaviors and increased morbidity or mortality for mothers and infants, but a woman's feelings about pregnancy may be more predictive of risk and health outcomes than her intentions...

Susan M BlakeDepartment of Prevention and Community Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USAAm J Prev Med 36:225-34. 2009

..Limited previous research has focused on identifying correlates of ETS avoidance. This study sought to identify proximal and more distal correlates of ETS avoidance early in pregnancy among African-American women...

..20 were included in adjusted logistic regression models. HH-ETSE, as a possible indicator of a social smoking network, was assessed as a mediator for the relationship between depression and current smoking...

An intervention to improve postpartum outcomes in African-American mothers: a randomized controlled trial